Client:

A Geneva-based, trusts & fiduciary services company with an excellent and long-standing reputation. A human-sized company offering some of the best quality in terms of work and ethics, as well as a dynamic place to work for like-minded individuals! Due to continuing increases in new business, our client has a new job opening as a junior trust administrator. A rare opportunity for an entry level applicant as full training will be given. Our client is offering a very challenging and exciting permanent role for a hard-working, bilingual English speaker, keen to discover the very interesting world of trusts. No previous experience necessarily required so making this a rather unique opportunity.

This is a client that Finders know very well, having worked with them over many years - thus able to explain well the working environment, core values and culture to any potentially suitable applicant.

Position:

Are you recently graduated, with bilingual English, looking for a rewarding and exciting junior position? Are you excited to learn more about the world of trusts and private wealth? Perhaps you are a young person in your 1st job today and looking for your 2nd job? Remember it does not need to be in exactly the same field which makes this position rather refreshing and a rare front office opportunity, starting in admin support and working you way upwards from there over time and really carving out a career. In this role, you would trained and mentored - starting out on a broad and busy range of junior trust administration and compliance tasks, supporting a dynamic team. Over time, you would gradually take on more responsibility, learning what it takes to one day become a trustee with your own portfolio of clients.

This job will expose you to the following tasks, but not limited to: handling payments, invoices, documentation preparation, collating, scanning and archiving as well as preparing meeting packs. In addition, you will be working on compliance tasks such as bank account opening, FATCA + CRS, keeping client compliance documentation up to date and supporting seniors on new business reporting. You will also assist from time to time on events organisation and meetings/agenda planning, answering phone call queries from clients, record-keeping and diary management as well as other interesting ad-hoc projects.

A exciting chance to get a "foot in the door" at a long-established, very reputable trusts, fiduciary & administration services company.

Profile:

• Bachelor degree - EHL, Law, Marketing, Finance, Other
• Bilingual English or mother-tongue
• A junior, motivated, committed, mature person - previous experience in a similar role is not necessarily required as full training will be given so would suit those at entry level who are motivated to enter this field
• You should demonstrate drive and energy as well as a willingness to learn
• Strong administrative experience + good with numbers/figures (numerate)
• Organised with good attention to detail, able to manage deadlines and comfortable communicating with internal and external clients and stakeholders
• Strong work ethic, a great deal of common sense, logic - being able to work quickly and efficiently as well as being passionate about what you are doing and taking it seriously (high standards!)
• At ease in a fast-paced, energetic Anglo-Saxon environment
• Service and customer-oriented, flexible, meticulous, positive and can-do attitude
• Able to grasp things quickly and work calmly under pressure - find solutions, problem-solve
• Excellent writing skills (in English) as well as strong oral communication + good personal presentation
• Advanced computer skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• This is a permanent, full-time contract which is office-based (no home-working)
• Already based in the Geneva region preferred with eligibility for a Swiss work permit